Marty's (Main) Room*** NOTICE ***: Due to a fire in Marty's (Main) Book Room on the
morning of August 9 there will be no sale in this room until further
notice.

Children's Book Sale
The Children's Room has moved to the portable formerly occupied by
the Jewish Community Center next to the soccer field. It is entirely
filled with children's books and toys. You'll find picture books,
school age fiction and non-fiction, award winners, non-English titles,
CDs and DVDs, and books for parents and teachers, most for 50 cents
or $1. This room and the Bargain Room open at 10 am on Saturday.
Strollers are welcome in the Children's Room at any time.

Bargain Books in K-7
The Bargain Room is located in Rooms K-7 and K-6 of the Cubberley main
campus, right next to the tennis courts. Paperbacks are 50 cents,
hardcovers are $1, and children's books are just 25 cents each. The
room also contains many LP records and 78s at $1 each. On Sunday, the
room opens at 11 am and all prices are half off. Save even more on
Sundays by buying grocery bags from us for $5 each and stuffing them
with any items in the room. Buy 4 bags and get the 5th one FREE!

Library Holiday Closings

All branches of the Palo Alto Library will be closed December 24-26
for the Christmas holiday and again on December 31 through January 2
2011 for the New Year's holiday. The College Terrace Library will
also be closed December 27 through December 30 (so will be closed
from December 24 through January 2 2011).

Non-Profit Book Giveaway

Non-profit organizations, schools and teachers that need FREE books
should come to the Bargain Room this month from 4 to 6 pm on Sunday,
December 12. Please bring your own grocery bags to put books into.
More information.

Suggestions?

We're always eager to hear your suggestions for ways to improve our
book sale. Please email them to us at
suggestions@friendspaloaltolib.org
or mention them to a volunteer at the sale.

December Sale Notes

THERE IS NO "MAIN" SALE AGAIN THIS MONTH.... Our apologies and
thanks for your continued patience. We have a new building in place
and the finishing touches are being applied but there is just not
enough time to get set up for a sale. We plan on being back up to full
speed for the January sale (see details below).

The Bargain Room and Children's Room will both be open regular hours
(Sat 10-4; Sun 11-4) for the December Sale, and we will have a
selection of Ephemera for sale in front of the new building
(Sat 9am-4pm Sun 11am-4pm). There will be books and other Winter
Holiday material available for sale in all three sales.

Our Main Room was damaged by fire on August 9. The building has
been replaced and is in the final stages of completion. Starting
next week we will begin restoring the shelving and then moving
books into the room. We will be back to full operation for the
January 8-9 Sale. For latest updates please visit the FOPAL Web
Site.

Members-Early Sale Now Set For February

The annual Members-Early sale, which was to be held in November,
had been postponed and is now set for February 12. Full details
will be in our next newsletter.

We're Still Accepting Donations!

Donations are still being accepted at the Children's Room
building which we call "The Annex" but just as soon as we can
occupy the new building we will again be accepting donations in
the Main Room. The "Annex" is the portable building in located
next to the main Soccer field and between Greendell School and
the Pavilion. Look for the big green "Friends" sign. There is
usually a volunteer manning a table in front of the building in
the afternoon, or donations can be left on the table if it's
not raining. Donation receipts are available on the table.
We'll also arrange pickup of large donations or if you are
unable to bring your books to us.

Bargain Room Bag Sale on Sunday

On Sunday the Bargain Room features our popular "bag sale". For
$5.00 you purchase a large shopping bag from our cashier and then
you can fill it up with anything inside the Bargain Room. We
encourage creative bag packing to maximize value. For every 4
bags you buy, you get an additional bag FREE! If you don't want
to buy a whole bag, all items are 50% off our Saturday prices -
so hardback books and media are only 50 cents, softcover books
only 25 cents.

One-Liners

The Annual Members-Early Sale has now been set for February 12.
Details will be published in future newsletters and will also be
available on the web site.... The next "Better Book Bonanza"
will also be in February. Don't miss it!.... Remember, we do accept
donations during the sale - drop off a few and pick up some new
ones.... If you sell on eBay you can donate a portion of your
sale to FOPAL! We're now listed as one of the charities under "eBay
Giving Works". Please contact us if you need more information.

NEW! Recycle Your Used Packing Materials At FOPAL

Looking for a place to recycle those packing materials? FOPAL can use
them! As our online sales have grown we would be happy to accept your
used bubble mailers, small boxes, bubble wrap, packing peanuts, and
those bags of air and we'll reuse them. We cannot use large boxes or
styrofoam blocks, however.

Think Ecologically! - Bring or Donate Your Own Bags

Due to the increasing reuse of grocery and other bags, we tend to run
short at our sales and encourage you to bring your own cloth tote or
paper bags to the sale. If you have any extra grocery bags in good
condition please bring them for your purchases at the sale. We would
also gladly accept any extra bags you wish to donate.

Support
Palo Alto's Libraries While You Shop

By shopping at Kepler's Books in Menlo Park and Amazon.com, a
percentage of your purchase price can help the Palo Alto Libraries at
no cost to you. At Kepler's,
just mention to the cashier that you want to support the Friends of
the Palo Alto Library. For Amazon.com, always start your shopping
session by
clicking here or on the Amazon link on the top right of any of
our web pages at
www.friendspaloaltolib.org.
Virtually all purchases you make at Amazon are eligible, not just
books. Over the years, we've raised thousands of dollars to help
our libraries through these programs.

This notice comes to you from the non-profit organization Friends of
the Palo Alto Library. No trees were felled in the making of
this e-mail. While the Better Business Bureau recommends that no
more than 35% of a charitable organization's expenses be for
management and fundraising expenses, ours were under 1% for our
2007-2008 fiscal year. In other words, over 99% of the money we
raised went to help Palo Alto Library users. Visit
our
web site. Become
a member
by joining online.

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